Martinsburg gazette. (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1886-1887, 1887-01-07
FRIDAY, JANUARY (, 1881.
AOGaA NAeNAs !
Sleighing is excellent.

Sleighing is excellent.
Attend the Entertainment at Contra
Opera House next Thursday night.
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The new house being erected by Mr.
A Quenzel is fast nearing completion
and will present a handsome appear
ance.
ON Fast Martin street. near b. & o.
Depot. will be found located Mr.. S. w
Hopewell, tonsorial artist. He is, with
out doubt, considered the best barbe
in town, and to give him call woult
convince one as to the quality Of hi!
work.
FRANCIS MURPHY, in reply to re
quest that he state his opinion about
legislating against the liquor traffic
gave utterance to the following striking
thought: IF legislation would save
people, MOSES would have been the
Christ.
MASTER WORKMAN PoWDERLY. Of
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lte of temperance, aud saws that the
poor mans 6ve-cent beer and the rich
mans fifteen-doliar champagne should
be abolished ii we wish to have strong
men and women for the future.
ON Thursday night, Jan. 18th, an en-
tertainment will be held at the Central
Opera House for the benefit Of the Y.
M. Z. a. The programme will consist
of music, singing, Rotations, etc. In
addition, refreshments will he served
in abundance. Turn out and help the
good cause. Admission IS cts.
A recipe for securing sunshine in
the soul Look at YOUR mercies
with both ewes; at your trials and troub-
les with only one. D. Study content
ment. IN these days of inordinate
greed and selfindulgence keep down
the accursed spirit of grasDing. What
they do not have makes thousands
wretched. s. Keep at some work 81
usefulness. Il. Keep your hearts win
dow always open toward heaven. Let
the blessed light Of Jeses countenance
shine in. 1t will turn tears into sum
shine DR.. e. 4. CWvley.
Y. M. c. A.-On New Years night
we had the pleasure Of attending the
reception given by the young ladies in
behalf of the X. M. G. A. Alarge num-
Der Of our young people were IN attend
ance. and all seemed to enjoy them
selves hugely. Music, Rotations. and
singing, were rendered by some of our
most accomplished ladies and gentle
men On Sunday afternoon large
number of young men met in the hall
for devotional services. Everything
was conducted in the most agreeable
way. The young ladies deserve much
credit for the manner in which they
have strivet to assist this worthy or
ganiZation.
We wish to state that the columns Of
the GAZETTE will be open for any as
sistance that will prove valuable.
WEEKLY.-TheSsGA GAZETTE will here,
after be published everv Friday. at
$I.oo year in adDaSce. Why pay twice
as much when You can get the news one
day earlier at one-half the cost of any
paper in town? II is our object to de-
vote the GAZETTE to religious matters
as well as local. In another column
will be found full explanation of the
International Bible Lesson for the fol-
lowing Sunday, which will prove Of in
terest to both scholar and teacher.
Persons wishing to contribute. whether
religious or local news, will confer a
great favor upon us BY sending it in
during the first of the week
We respectfully ask the people Of our
city, and county in general. to assist us
in our undertaking and so long as we
receive encouragement, the more we
will strive TO crafty the public in size
of paper and amount of news. After
this issue our solicitors viii wait upon